Dominique Mielle Keynote Speaker

Author of Damsel in Distressed (2021)
Former hedge fund investor and partner
Expert in restructurings and bankruptcies

Dominique Mielle's Biography

Dominique Mielle is a Franco-American investor and former hedge fund manager. With over two decades of experience in the finance industry, Dominique has established herself as a respected leader and expert in the fields of distressed and bankruptcy investing.

Named one of the “50 Leading Women in Hedge Funds” by the Hedge Fund Journal and E&Y in 2017, Dominique is a sought-after speaker and writer. She is a regular contributor to Forbes, where she writes on topics such as hedge funds, diversity in finance, and more. Dominique’s work has also been published in esteemed publications such as the Financial Times, Business Insider, and Absolute Return.

Her memoir, Damsel in Distressed (Simon & Schuster 2021), provides a unique insider’s view of the investment industry from the perspective of a female portfolio manager. The book, described by the Wall Street Journal as “an often-hilarious romp through the jungles of high finance” and “a lively and informative tutorial on hedge funds during their glory years,” offers a combination of intelligence, humor, and an unwavering determination to succeed in a male-dominated field. Dominique recently contributed to a very famous “bible” in the US called Security Analysis (McGraw Hill 2023) by Graham and Dodd who were Warren Buffett’s professors and mentors.

With a wealth of experience under her belt, Dominique Mielle has a proven track record of success. As a partner and senior portfolio manager at Canyon Capital, a $25 billion hedge fund, she invested in the transportation, consumer products, and municipal sectors, while also specialising in corporate bond securitizations and leading Canyon’s collateralised loan obligation business.

Throughout her career, Dominique has played a key role in navigating complex bankruptcies, where her expertise in finance and strategic solutions has been critical to achieving successful outcomes. She served as a director and the audit committee chair for PG&E during its eighteen-month bankruptcy process, and currently serves as a director on four public companies.

Dominique Mielle holds an M.B.A. (Finance) from Stanford University and a Master in Management degree from Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales in France (HEC Paris). Her unique background, coupled with her extensive experience, makes her an excellent choice for speaking engagements on a range of finance-related topics.

She brings two decades as a partner and senior portfolio manager at Canyon Capital, giving leaders a practitioner’s view of stressed and distressed cycles and how capital actually gets deployed when markets seize up.
She has navigated restructuring at the highest level, including serving as audit committee chair on PG&E’s board during its 2019–2020 bankruptcy, offering executives a clear framework for oversight, risk and stakeholder scrutiny.
She translates the craft of credit and value investing into accessible, boardroom-ready insight as the author of Damsel in Distressed and a contributing author to Security Analysis (7th edition), equipping audiences to think more rigorously about downside, discipline and opportunity.
She combines investing expertise with public thought leadership as a Forbes contributor and a 2017 “50 Leading Women in Hedge Funds” honouree, helping audiences connect market mechanics with the realities of leadership and decision-making in finance.